Another American Century : The United States and the World since 9/11

Did September 11th change everything? Is George W. Bush responsible for America's international isolation? Why did the United States declare 'war on terror', and what does this war mean for the future of the world?

Nicholas Guyatt answers these questions with a sweeping and penetrating study of the United States since the end of the Cold War. In doing so, he reveals the economic, diplomatic and military dimensions of American foreign policy, and investigates what Americans say and believe about their relationship with the rest of the world. A major new chapter discusses September 11th, the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, and the motives and ideas behind America's 'war on terror'.

“A cogent and incisive history of the present'?” —Bruce Cumings, University of Chicago and author of The American Ascendancy

“Well written...an important read” —Earthwatch

“A succinct, bold and penetrating critique of the triumphalist ideology which insists on American domination” —Howard Zinn, author of A People's History of the United States

“A provocative book that provides an illuminating point of departure for future discussions about how to make the world more just and equitable and what responsibilities the United States should assume in such efforts” —Millennium

“A powerful analysis [that] raises fresh, fundamental questions about an entire range of US foreign policies that have deep roots in the American economic and cultural experience” —Walter LaFeber, Cornell University, author of Michael Jordan and the New Global Capitalism